Design bookstore convenient, students say
January 31, 2001
Students worried about running out of supplies while at class in the Design Building don’t have to travel far for replacements.The Second Floor Design Store provides supplies for students when they don’t have time to run across campus, said John Burright, University Book Store buyer. “It’s been a store to the students for consumable supplies,” he said.Chris Janson, student manager, said the store does not have everything the UBS carries but it’s enough for students to get by.”We carry stock for art students that are taking the core classes for the Design College,” said Janson, senior in community and regional planning. “It’s nice to have the [UBS’s] name for advertising purposes.”One store employee said the store’s location is good for those in need of last minute supplies, but most students do not know the store doesn’t supply everything.”I think a lot of people get confused — it’s an emergency store,” said Julie Stegeman, employee and sophomore in art and design. “It’s not designed for you to do all of your shopping here.”Many students might not realize the design store was created for the students, by the students, said Mike Shupp, UBS general merchandise manager.”It was a student initiative that got the ball rolling,” he said.Shupp said the store was constructed after Joe Tursi, then a senior in architecture, motivated people in 1991. Tursi made a proposal of the store to the Design Counsel, who then took it to Facilities Planning and Management, the College of Design and the UBS, he said.Design students then created the layout for the store and proposed different locations for it to be built, Shupp said. On Nov. 11, ISU students saw the 200 ft. store open, with UBS footing the $17,300 building fee.Despite frequent use by design students, Shupp said the store doesn’t make much of a profit.”It’s a service to the students,” he said. The Second Floor Design Store is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.”It’s probably one of the best things that the [College of Design] has to offer,” said Brian Dencklau, freshman in art and design. “It beats having to drive across town.”